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which_o be_v death_n and_o kill_v oh_o horrid_a abominable_a and_o wicked_a beside_o the_o falsehood_n of_o it_o how_o near_o to_o blasphemy_n be_v it_o not_o to_o say_v much_o to_o his_o word_n in_o p._n 5._o where_o he_o make_v himself_o a_o judge_n for_o other_o to_o be_v judge_v by_o viz._n let_v all_o that_o read_v these_o scripture_n judge_v thou_o by_o i_o to_o be_v a_o lyar._n nor_o to_o their_o word_n in_o the_o title_n page_n where_o they_o say_v these_o their_o word_n or_o write_n be_v give_v forth_o from_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o we_o you_o may_v enough_o guess_v at_o it_o and_o the_o impudence_n of_o it_o yourselves_o will_v not_o the_o impartial_a reader_n now_o think_v this_o book_n ishmael_n a_o rare_a piece_n for_o the_o bigness_n of_o it_o for_o it_o be_v but_o about_o three_o sheet_n i_o must_v needs_o think_v that_o many_o sober_a reader_n that_o shall_v see_v and_o due_o consider_v these_o word_n will_v almost_o conclude_v it_o incredible_a it_o be_v 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or_o dance_v in_o a_o circle_n when_o they_o tell_v the_o quaker_n and_o we_o that_o the_o scripture_n may_v be_v know_v to_o be_v of_o god_n by_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o that_o we_o may_v try_v and_o find_v assure_o that_o spirit_n to_o be_v of_o god_n by_o the_o scripture_n sect._n 3_o ed._n burroughs_n p._n 834._o the_o only_a perfect_a rule_n of_o conscience_n in_o the_o exercise_n to_o god_n be_v the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n and_o not_o any_o other_o thing_n g.w._n again_o the_o question_n be_v put_v do_v you_o esteem_v of_o your_o speaking_n to_o be_v of_o as_o great_a authority_n as_o any_o chapter_n in_o the_o bible_n make_v this_o answer_n in_o his_o serious_a apol._n p._n 49._o viz._n that_o which_o be_v speak_v from_o the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n in_o any_o â—s_v of_o as_o great_a authority_n as_o the_o scripture_n and_o chapter_n be_v and_o great_a etc._n etc._n sect._n 4._o w._n pen_n also_o that_o he_o for_o his_o worthiness_n and_o sincerity_n may_v 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